Mission Statement
The Duke Catholic Center is a spiritual home where Duke students encounter the transformative love of the Heart of Christ—in the Gospel, in the Sacraments, and in community with one another—so that students become formed as Christian leaders and apostles.
Vision Statement
He appointed twelve whom he also named apostles that they might be with him and he might send them forth (Mk 3:14-15).
We make present at Duke University the mystery of Christ who goes out to people, reveals the love of His heart to them, gathers them together, and forms them as His apostles. We want to create a transforming Catholic presence on the campus of Duke University through rich sacramental experiences, intellectual formation, scripture study, prayer, and discernment opportunities. We seek to equip students to bear joyful witness to the Gospel in building relationships with their peers on campus and in outreach to the broader community. We desire for students to graduate with stronger ownership of their own faith life, an ability to share their Christian testimony with others, and enthusiasm for the calling they have discerned for their future. Staff and students accompany one another on this transformative journey, with welcoming hearts and as missionaries of Christ’s love. This experience of Christ at Duke University forms in each student, as in His first followers, the heart of an apostle who goes out glorifying God through the pursuit of holiness and the building of Christ’s Kingdom.